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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, April 10, 2021 entitled "Zodiacal Night."

Since God is the author of creation, I think heavenly night makes more sense than "Zodiacal Night"

Image: Zodiacal Night - Image Credit & Copyright - Jean-Francois Graffand
"Zodiacal light is sunlight reflecting off dust that circles our Sun in the inner solar system.'
Since the definition of zodiacal is "relating to an area of the sky through which the sun, moon, and most of the planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal parts, each with a name and symbol, and each connected with an exact time of year" this name is focuses on astrology not astronomy.


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"Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois Graffand
Explanation: An intense band of zodiacal light is captured in this serene mountain and night skyscape from April 7. The panoramic view was recorded after three hours of hiking from a vantage looking west after sunset across the Pyrenees in southern France. At 2838 meters altitude, Mont Valier is the tallest peak near center. In the sky above, the familiar stars of Orion and the northern winter Milky Way are approaching the rugged western horizon. At the shoulder of Orion, Betelgeuse is one of three bright yellowish celestial beacons. It forms a triangle with fellow red giant star Aldebaran located below Betelgeuse and to the right, and the red planet Mars. Mars shines just under the band of the Milky Way, still immersed in the bright zodiacal light."

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Awesome image of the Zodiacal Night from the Pyrenees in southern France, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price! Thank you for sharing it!
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